Australia's Best Trips - Tasmania (PDF Chapter)

Hobart is the starting point for some fine Tasmanian driving journeys, not least to the sea cliffs and Port Arthur penal colony on the Tasman Peninsula. The Heritage Trail connects some lovely old towns in the island’s heart. Elsewhere, our drives link the dramatic east coast and thickly forested west coast, with Cradle Mountain and the Tamar Valley Gourmet Region in between.

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